For the Love of Dogs
| For the Love of Dogs | |
|---|---|
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| Genre | Documentary |
| Presented by | Paul O'Grady (2012-2023) Alison Hammond (2024-) |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 11 |
| No. of episodes | 92 (incl. all specials) |
| Production | |
| Running time | 30 minutes (series) 60 minutes (specials) |
| Production company | MultiStory Media |
| Original release | |
| Network | ITV |
| Release | 3 September 2012 – present |
'For the Love of Dogs with Alison Hammond (previously Paul O'Grady: For the Love of Dogs) is a multi-award winning British reality documentary television series set at Battersea Dogs & Cats Home, presented by Paul O'Grady until his death in 2023, and by Alison Hammond from 2024. It has won numerous awards throughout its time on air. The show is made by MultiStory Media and premiered on ITV on 3 September 2012.
On 30 January 2024, ITV announced that the show would return for a new series in the spring, with Alison Hammond taking over from O'Grady as host following his death in March 2023.
Format
Throughout the series, members of the staff talk about the dogs in their care, including head vet Shaun Opperman and head of canine welfare training Ali Taylor. Each episode showcases a few of the dogs who come to Battersea as strays or because their owners can't look after them anymore, and follows each dog's progress through the home.
O'Grady commented that he had wanted to do such a show for years and that he took to it with an "enthusiasm that surprised everyone except me". Although scheduled to initially film at the Battersea Dogs and Cats Home for six days, he stayed as a volunteer for six months.[1] At the end of the first series, O'Grady was invited to become an ambassador for Battersea Dogs and Cats Home.
Transmissions
| Series | Start date | End date | Episodes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 September 2012 | 15 October 2012 | 7 |
| 2 | 9 May 2013 | 4 July 2013 | 8 |
| 3 | 4 September 2014 | 20 November 2014 | 11 |
| 4 | 8 October 2015 | 10 December 2015 | 8 |
| 5 | 1 September 2016 | 27 October 2016 | 8 |
| 6 | 19 October 2017 | 14 December 2017 | 8 |
| 7 | 31 October 2018 | 19 December 2018 | 8 |
| 8 | 23 October 2019 | 11 December 2019 | 8 |
| 9 | 7 April 2021 | 8 December 2021 | 8 |
| 10 | 29 December 2021 | 13 March 2022 | 10 |
| 11 | 13 April 2023 | 28 September 2023 | 8 |
| 12 | 2024 | 2024 | TBA |
Episodes
Series 1 (2012)
| Episode | Original airdate | Viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 September 2012 | 3.53 |
| 2 | 10 September 2012 | 4.20 |
| 3 | 17 September 2012 | 3.97 |
| 4 | 24 September 2012 | 4.05 |
| 5 | 1 October 2012 | 4.10 |
| 6 | 8 October 2012 | 4.21 |
| 7 | 15 October 2012 | 4.43 |
Series 2 (2013)
| Episode | Original airdate | Viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 May 2013 | 5.04 |
| 2 | 16 May 2013 | 5.25 |
| 3 | 23 May 2013 | 5.08 |
| 4 | 6 June 2013 | 4.44 |
| 5 | 13 June 2013 | 4.81 |
| 6 | 20 June 2013 | 4.83 |
| 7 | 27 June 2013 | 5.23 |
| 8 | 4 July 2013 | 5.09 |
Series 3 (2014)
| Episode | Original airdate | Viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 September 2014 | 3.45 |
| 2 | 11 September 2014 | 3.42 |
| 3 | 18 September 2014 | 3.57 |
| 4 | 25 September 2014 | 4.19 |
| 5 | 2 October 2014 | 3.95 |
| 6 | 16 October 2014 | 4.10 |
| 7 | 23 October 2014 | 3.92 |
| 8 | 28 October 2014 | 4.10 |
| 9 | 6 November 2014 | 4.40 |
| 10 | 13 November 2014 | 4.11 |
| 11 | 20 November 2014 | 4.53 |
Series 4 (2015)
| Episode | Original airdate | Viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 October 2015 | 3.46 |
| 2 | 15 October 2015 | 3.84 |
| 3 | 29 October 2015 | 3.86 |
| 4 | 5 November 2015 | 3.98 |
| 5 | 12 November 2015 | 3.85 |
| 6 | 19 November 2015 | 3.89 |
| 7 | 26 November 2015 | 3.67 |
| 8 | 10 December 2015 | 4.01 |
Series 5 (2016)
| Episode | Original airdate | Viewers (viewers) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 September 2016 | 4.51 |
| 2 | 8 September 2016 | 4.12 |
| 3 | 15 September 2016 | 4.28 |
| 4 | 22 September 2016 | 4.67 |
| 5 | 6 October 2016 | 4.45 |
| 6 | 13 October 2016 | 4.82 |
| 7 | 20 October 2016 | 4.98 |
| 8 | 27 October 2016 | 4.66 |
Series 6 (2017)
| Episode | Original airdate | Viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19 October 2017 | 4.59 |
| 2 | 26 October 2017 | 4.60 |
| 3 | 2 November 2017 | 4.52 |
| 4 | 9 November 2017 | 4.96 |
| 5 | 16 November 2017 | 4.24 |
| 6 | 30 November 2017 | 4.75 |
| 7 | 7 December 2017 | 4.10 |
| 8 | 14 December 2017 | 4.70 |
Series 7 (2018)
| Episode | Original airdate | Viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 31 October 2018 | 5.12 |
| 2 | 7 November 2018 | 5.15 |
| 3 | 14 November 2018 | 5.09 |
| 4 | 21 November 2018 | — |
| 5 | 28 November 2018 | — |
| 6 | 5 December 2018 | — |
| 7 | 12 December 2018 | — |
| 8 | 19 December 2018 | 5.12 |
Series 8 (2019)
| Episode | Original airdate | Viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 23 October 2019 | — |
| 2 | 30 October 2019 | 4.73 |
| 3 | 6 November 2019 | 5.14 |
| 4 | 13 November 2019 | 4.87 |
| 5 | 20 November 2019 | — |
| 6 | 27 November 2019 | — |
| 7 | 4 December 2019 | — |
| 8 | 18 December 2019 | 4.90 |
Series 9 (2021)
| Episode | Original airdate | Viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 April 2021 | 4.63 |
| 2 | 14 April 2021 | 4.21 |
| 3 | 21 April 2021 | 4.24 |
| 4 | 28 April 2021 | 3.96 |
| 5 | 5 May 2021 | 4.20 |
| 6 | 24 November 2021 | 3.66 |
| 7 | 1 December 2021 | — |
| 8 | 8 December 2021 | 3.91 |
Series 10 (2021–22)
| Episode | Original airdate | Viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 29 December 2021 | |
| 2 | 5 January 2022 | |
| 3 | 12 January 2022 | |
| 4 | 19 January 2022 | |
| 5 | 26 January 2022 | |
| 6 | 2 February 2022 | |
| 7 | 9 February 2022 | |
| 8 | 16 February 2022 | |
| 9 | 23 February 2022 | |
| 10 | 13 March 2022 |
Series 11 (2023)
| Episode | Original airdate | Viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 April 2023 | |
| 2 | 20 April 2023 | |
| 3 | 27 April 2023 | |
| 4 | 4 May 2023 | |
| 5 | 7 September 2023 | |
| 6 | 14 September 2023 | |
| 7 | 21 September 2023 | |
| 8 | 28 September 2023 |
Specials
| Title | Original airdate | Viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|
| Christmas 2012 | 25 December 2012 | 4.02 |
| Christmas 2013 | 25 December 2013 | 4.28 |
| Christmas 2014 | 25 December 2014 | 2.98 |
| Christmas 2015 | 25 December 2015 | 3.12 |
| Christmas 2016 | 25 December 2016 | 3.97 |
| Best in Show | 3 January 2017 | 3.42 |
| Christmas 2017 | 25 December 2017 | 4.25 |
| For the Love of Dogs – India | 26 April 2018 | 3.49 |
| 3 May 2018 | 3.23 | |
| 10 May 2018 | 3.45 | |
| 17 May 2018 | 3.27 | |
| Christmas 2018 | 25 December 2018 | 3.85 |
| Christmas 2019 | 26 December 2019 | — |
| Back in Business | 15 July 2020 | 3.82 |
| What Happened Next | 29 July 2020 | 3.38 |
| Christmas 2021 | 25 December 2021 | — |
Awards
For the Love of Dogs has won a number of awards. The show has won two consecutive National Television Awards for 'Most Popular Factual Entertainment Programme' in 2013 and 2014. It won again in 2019 after beating Gogglebox for the first time in five years.
On 14 October 2014, it was revealed that For the Love of Dogs had been nominated for a third National Television Award, this time under the category 'Most Popular Factual Programme'. But it lost out to Gogglebox.[2]
The show was also nominated for a BAFTA for 'Best Features Programme' in 2013.[3][4]
| Year | Group | Award | Result | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | National Television Awards | Most Popular Factual Entertainment Programme | Won | [5][6][7] |
| Broadcasting Press Guild Awards | Best Factual Entertainment | Nominated | ||
| BAFTA Television Awards | Best Features Programme | Nominated | [3][4] | |
| TV Choice Awards | Best Factual Entertainment & Lifestyle Show | Won | ||
| TV Times Awards | Won | |||
| 2014 | National Television Awards | Most Popular Factual Entertainment Programme | Won | [8][9][10][11] |
| Broadcast Awards | Best Popular Factual Programme | Nominated | [12] | |
| TRIC Awards | Factual Programme | Won | ||
| TV Times Awards | Favourite Factual Show | Won | ||
| 2015 | National Television Awards | Most Popular Factual Programme | Nominated | [13] |
| TRIC Awards | Factual Programme | Nominated | ||
| TV Choice Awards | Best Factual Entertainment Show | Nominated | ||
| TV Times Awards | Favourite Factual Show | Won | [14] | |
| 2016 | National Television Awards | Factual Entertainment | Nominated | [15] |
| TRIC Awards | Factual Programme | Nominated | ||
| TV Choice Awards | Best Factual Show | Won | ||
| TV Times Awards | Favourite Factual Show | Won | [16][17] | |
| 2017 | National Television Awards | Factual Entertainment | Nominated | [2] |
| TV Choice Awards | Best Factual Show | Won | [18][19] | |
| TV Times Awards | Favourite Factual Show | Won | ||
| 2018 | National Television Awards | Factual Entertainment | Nominated | |
| National Television Awards | Special Recognition | Won | ||
| 2019 | National Television Awards | Factual Entertainment | Won | |
| 2020 | National Television Awards | Factual | Nominated | |
| 2021 | TV Choice Awards | Factual Show | Won | |
| National Television Awards | Factual | Nominated | ||
| 2023 | TRIC Awards | Factual Programme | Won | [20] |
| National Television Awards | Factual | Won | [21] |
References
- ^ O'Grady, Paul (2012). Still Standing: The Savage Years. London: Bantam. pp. 352–356. ISBN 978-0-593-06939-4.
- ^ a b "Vote". National Television Awards. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
- ^ a b Goodacre, Kate (9 April 2013). "BAFTA Television Awards 2013: This year's nominees in full". Digital Spy. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
- ^ a b Henderson, Jamie (17 April 2013). "Paul O'Grady's Battersea Dogs Home TV show up for Bafta Award". Wandsworth Guardian. Retrieved 17 April 2013.
- ^ Fletcher, Alex (22 September 2012). "National Television Awards 2013: Longlist nominations in full". Digital Spy. Retrieved 28 January 2013.
- ^ Fletcher, Alex (8 January 2013). "National Television Awards 2013 - Nominations in full". Digital Spy. Retrieved 28 January 2013.
- ^ "National Television Awards: Paul O'Grady's For The Love of Dogs wins". STV. 23 January 2013. Retrieved 28 January 2013.
- ^ Fletcher, Alex (17 September 2013). "National Television Awards 2014 voting opens: The full longlist". Digital Spy. Retrieved 17 September 2013.
- ^ Fletcher, Alex (17 September 2013). "National Television Awards 2014 nominees revealed: Voting opens". Digital Spy. Retrieved 17 September 2013.
- ^ Fletcher, Alex (7 January 2014). "Benedict Cumberbatch, Ant & Dec, Broadchurch up for National TV Awards". Digital Spy. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
- ^ Fletcher, Alex (7 January 2014). "National Television Awards: The shortlist - In Full". Digital Spy. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
- ^ "Shortlist 2018". Broadcast Awards. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
- ^ "NTAs 2015: Which TV stars are nominated?". Digital Spy. 13 October 2014. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
- ^ "TV Times Awards 2017". What's On TV. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
- ^ "Vote". National Television Awards. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
- ^ "TV Times Awards 2017". What's On TV. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
- ^ "The winners of the 2016 TV Times Awards winners are..." What's On TV. 2 December 2016. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
- ^ "Broadchurch dominates the drama gongs as TV Choice Awards winners are revealed". Metro. 5 September 2017. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
- ^ "2017 Winners". TV Choice. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
- ^ Manning, Jonathon (27 June 2023). "Paul O'Grady and Nigel Farage among winners at The TRIC Awards". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
- ^ "Happy Valley: Sarah Lancashire wins big at National Television Awards". BBC News. 5 September 2023. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
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